Reasons why your relationship needs are not being consistently met
1 year, 5 months ago

Reasons why your relationship needs are not being consistently met

Hindustan Times  

In a relationship, everyone has their own needs. To understand how to address the issue in a healthy way, we first need to understand why they are not being met, or why consistently the partner is failing to meet the needs we have. Reasons why your relationship needs are not being consistently met Sadaf Siddiqi further noted down a few reasons why our relationship needs are not being consistently met: Managing the emotions: Sometimes we burden the partner with the needs that are supposed to be met by us. To understand, we should be able to manage our own emotions and understand if the reason our relationship needs not being met is because it is us who are responsible for it. However, in a healthy relationship, clear language and communication are used to state the needs that we have and how they should be met.

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Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 7 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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